Twoteeth, Brown lead Lakeside past North Idaho Christian
Lakeside's Christopher Matt (35) is fouled by North Idaho Christian's Malachi Bullington during Monday's game at Holy Family Catholic School. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho Christian’s Jake Peterson dribbles the ball down the court against Lakeside’s Jasper Abaun during Monday’s game at Holy Family Catholic School. LOREN BENOIT/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — Talon Twoteeth scored 16 points, Vander Brown 15 as the Lakeside Knights ran away from the North Idaho Christian School Royals 61-27 in nonleague play Monday night at Holy Family Catholic School.
Darren “Day Day” Higgins added eight points and 15 rebounds for Lakeside (15-0), which lost Jayson “JJ” Hall to an ankle injury early in the game.
“We kinda wore on them a little bit,” said Lakeside coach James Twoteeth, whose team was playing its fourth game in six days. “We went into a zone, and we’re pretty quick.”
Phil Connelly scored nine points for North Idaho Christian (18-6), which returns to action at the Mountain Christian League tournament Friday and Saturday at The Oaks in Spokane Valley.
Lakeside gets a few days of rest before playing host to the Shadle Park junior varsity on Saturday.
Lakeside 15 14 13 19 — 61
N.I. Christian 5 9 9 4 — 27
LAKESIDE — Brown 15, Abuan 0, Higgins 8, White 7, Hall 4, Twoteeth 16, Spotted Horse 6, Matt 2, Arroyo 3.
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Pilgrim 0, Peterson 5, Connelly 9, Koonze 0, Johnson 1, Hill 0, Crabtree 3, Kelly 4, Bullington 5.